- Date
- January 6, 1985, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wesley Chapel, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19850106000591A19850106000592A
- Case key
- 31339
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Analysis
The student plt flying N94560 was making her 1st solo touch and go landing when control of the acft was lost. Upon touchdown, N94560 veered left, departed the rwy and collided with N3854D which was being taxied on the grass aprx 20 ft from the rwy.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N94560
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285725
- Airframe hours
- 812
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Topp Of Tampa Airport, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- X-39 · Wesley Chapel, FL
- Airport
- Topp Of Tampa, runway 32, 3,700 × ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N3854D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34554
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry L. Miller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 2, 1984
- Departed
- X39 · Wesley Chapel, FL
- Airport
- Topp Of Tampa
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N94560
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15 total · 15 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3854D
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,700 total · 3,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.